piping hot
Example Sentences
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Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
During the next outage, you’ll find me with my family, under an electric blanket, sipping piping hot tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Your daughter made you a lukewarm cup of tea, and you are rewarding her with a piping hot mug of the finest Colombian coffee.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
In fact, a massive round metal object had plummeted from above landing on farmland near a dry riverbed - and it was piping hot.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
The soup course was served, and then a fish course, and finally the main dish was brought out in great kettles, piping hot and fragrant with paprika.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
